fakery

[ fey-kuh-ree ]

noun

, plural fak·er·ies.

1. the practice or result of faking. fake.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fakery¹

First recorded in 1885–90; fake ¹ + -ery

Example Sentences

Far from raising questions about the clip’s veracity, it just fuelled backlash from people who thought the allegation of fakery was just an excuse or an attempt to evade accountability.

From BBC

District Judge John A. Mendez illustrates the tension between efforts to protect against AI-powered fakery that could sway elections and the strong safeguards in the Bill of Rights for political speech.

From Los Angeles Times

That underscores the fakery purveyed by Trump and Vance about the purported virtues of tariffs.

From Los Angeles Times

And at a meeting in Trump Tower just weeks before he was sworn in, Trump signed off on the fakery, Cohen recounted from the stand.

From Seattle Times

Her fakery resulted in a defamation suit filed by Maricopa County’s Republican elections chief, which Lake — now running for U.S.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• cover-up
• deceit
• deception
• dishonesty
• distortion
• fabrication
• fallacy
• falsity
• misstatement
• perjury
• prevarication
• sham
• tall tale
• untruth